Air strikes against militant targets in Iraq’s restive western province of Anbar killed at least 50 militants, the defence ministry said Wednesday.
Security forces “received accurate information and carried out painful and effective air strikes against terrorist gatherings in Anbar yesterday, January 21, that killed more than 50 terrorists,” a ministry statement said.
The militants included foreign fighters of Arab nationality, and large quantities of ammunition were destroyed, the statement said, without giving further information.
The strikes were the latest in a series of security operations targeting militant groups in Anbar in recent weeks.